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Definitions for Propagate
[1] to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
[2] to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does.
[3] to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring.
[4] to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
[5] to cause to increase in number or amount.
[6] to create (an effect) at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmit: to propagate sound.
[7] to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
[8] to increase in extent, as a structural flaw: The crack will propagate only to this joint.
[9] (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium.
[10] biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed
[11] (tr) horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc
[12] (tr) to promulgate; disseminate
[13] physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave to propagate sound
[14] (tr) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next
Words related to Propagate
multiply, proliferate, inseminate, transmit, publicize, circulate, disseminate, increase, impregnate, raise, engender, sire, fertilize, originate, father, bear, grow, procreate, produce, mother
Words nearby Propagate
propaedeutic, propagable, propaganda, propagandist, propagandize, propagate, propagation, propagative, propagator, propagule, propane
Origin of Propagate
1560–70; < Latin propāgātus (past participle of propāgāre to reproduce (a plant) by cuttings, spread for sprouting, propagate, enlarge), equivalent to propāg(ēs ) something set out, scion, slip (pro- pro-1 + pāg-, base of pangere to fasten + -ēs noun suffix) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Propagate
prop·a·ga·tive , prop·a·ga·to·ry [prop -uh -guh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈprɒp ə gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
prop·a·ga·tor , noun
non·prop·a·ga·tive , adjective
self-prop·a·gat·ed , adjective
self-prop·a·gat·ing , adjective
un·prop·a·gat·ed , adjective
un·prop·a·ga·tive , adjective
Word origin for Propagate
C16: from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten
Synonyms for Propagate
inseminate, multiply, proliferate, bear, beget, engender, father, fecundate, fertilize, generate, grow, impregnate, increase, mother, originate, procreate, produce, raise, sire, make pregnant